The Calling of the Westminster Assembly of Divines
This article gives a historical account of what led to the Westminster Assembly and the Westminster Confession.
This article gives a historical account of what led to the Westminster Assembly and the Westminster Confession.
This article describes the history behind the Westminster Confession of Faith, and the Larger Catechism and Shorter Catechism. The author in this part of the historical narrative starts with the calling together of the Westminster Assembly in the early years of the 1640s.
The historical context of the origin of the Westminster Standards is vital to our having a fuller understanding of them. Chapter 2 surveys the historical and theological context that led to the formation of the Westminster Assembly and the creation of the Westminster Standards.
These articles are about Samuel Rutherford (born about 1600 A.D. in Scotland), one of the men who was part of the Westminster Assembly.